There are so many people who suffer from what I call
the bodies “wear and tear” and develop arthritis. You don’t have to be of age
to experience this dysfunction but even athletes who I consider fairly young, experience
these problems too. For example, a runner who has been running all his life
will gradually feel arthritis settling in as the cartilage in his knee starts
to wear out. Though now there is hope for those who I believe have such
problems because there is a potential treatment that will regenerate knee
cartilage cells by mechanical stress. When the cells are put through this
mechanical stress, the cells develop receptors that are receptive to the
natural growth factors made by the organism which causes regeneration of the
cartilage cells and also they are receptive towards the medications.
I want to be optimistic, but I wonder how this helps arthritis in the hands. Many of my family members have arthritis, and it mainly affects their hands. Here, the knee is being targeted out. I don't know if this would also work in other cartilaginous joints as well, but I hope that if it isn't this research continues to delve deeper into the matter. Btw, my comment is based solely on this post, as I did not check the link and read the whole article.
ReplyDeleteWell the benefit of the research is that if someone suffers from arthritis, then that cartilage that has been worn out due to extream use can be regenerated again through this new technique of mechanical stress that allows for new cells to regenerate.
DeleteI was thinking the same thing as John. Is this only going to possibly work on knees, or has their research only covered the knees so far but may work on other parts in the future?
ReplyDeleteFrom what I got from the article, the knee was used in the study but I believe it can be done anywhere where catilage is present.
DeleteI think you've failed to capture the most important part of this study, Sahar. The information in your post is nothing new. How these researchers plan to take advantage of cellular response to mechanical stress is new.
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